Guest Speaker - Col Roy "Rocky" Rockwell, deputy to the United States Space Force Chief Technology and Innovation Office

Colonel Roy Rockwell is the deputy to the United States Space Force Chief Technology and Innovation Officer. In this role, he is charged with unlocking and harnessing innovation to leverage increased speed and advantage for Space Force initiatives and operations. He is responsible for assisting in the development of strategy and policy to advance Science, Technology and Research; Development, Test and Evaluation; employment of cutting-edge technologies to digitally transform the USSF; assuring USSF information technology needs are met; effectively managing USSF data; and conducting analysis supporting all USSF staff and operational elements.

Col Rockwell served 3 years as an enlisted member prior to earning his commission through ROTC upon graduation from East Carolina University in August 1997.

He is a graduated Delta commander, having commanded the United States Space Forces first Space-Access and Defensive Cyber Operations Delta. He is a two-time graduated squadron commander, having commanded the 561st Network Operations Squadron and the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron. He has completed staff assignments with United States Africa Command, Headquarters Air Force and three Air Force major commands. He has also served in a variety of duty positions within the cyberspace and communications career field to include special assistant to the Air Force Space Command commander for cyberspace senior officer matters, wing director of staff, wing executive officer, network operations and security center chief, squadron director of operations, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launch control systems programmer and space surveillance training system programmer.